the attorney general reveals new details. >> a college student is murdered in virginia. sad details coming up. >> the temperatures have been great. will we see a break in the humidity? the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us. tony pann has a check on the forecast. >> a little better today in the humidity department. it has the summer feel to it. a front moves through tonight. it's kind of sticky now. we have partly to mostly cloudy skies. a little cooler up north and

west. most areas are well into the 60's this morning. at high temperature of 80 this morning. another front will be moving through. we have a 30% chance for light rain share. most areas will stay dry. we will see what is on tap for mother's day weekend. we say good morning to sarah. >> a pretty nice start to your morning commute. some traffic lights active at burke avenue. watch for that in towson. first mariner arena, there is a business event at 8:00 a.m. this morning. that will tie things up on the j.f.x.. meantime, southbound i-95 at the capital beltway, there is an accident still in the cleanup stages. 11 minutes on the west side.

10 minutes ride down. 32. not a lot moving at the key bridge. we switch over to traffic that old court wrote of the west side and everything is running smoothly from 795. back to you. >> thank you. a dramatic turn of events overnight into the investigation of the times square bomb square. >> a man has been arrested. kate amara has the latest from our washington bureau. >> a 30-year-old pakistani and american is now in custody. he was questioned for hours overnight. >> faisal shahzad was arrested. >> a midnight arrest. eric holder said the suspect was taken into custody. >> this investigation is

ongoing. is multifaceted and it is progressive. it is clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill americans. quest the suspect was identified as faisal shahzad of connecticut. he became an american citizen last year. the fbi carried out a search warrant in connecticut. >> the first mission was to insure the public safety. that is complete. the public is safe. >> the task force took over the investigation on monday after their appeared to be an international connection. >> we will hold those responsible accountable and we will obtain any intelligence about terrorist organizations overseas. >> mr. shahzad will appear in

federal court today to officially be charged in the case. >> the families and friends of two maryland college students are in shock and mourning. shock over the fact that the board brent is accused of her mortar. jennifer franciotti joins us with more on on the story -- yeardley love played lacrosse for notre dame and at the university of virginia. her roommate found her around 2:00 a.m. on monday at their off-campus apartment. police quickly launched a murder investigation. they have arrested her ex- huguely., huguelgeorge

for high school coach describes love as delight of her team. >> she was goodness epitomized and had a sense of humor to go along with that sense of goodness and sweetness. you say, i do not think i will have the pleasure of teaching or coaching another child anywhere close to that. >> george huguely is being held in a charlottesville jail. back to you. >> a man has pleaded guilty to an accident that took the life of a high school football player. david erdman was charged with negligent manslaughter. the crash killed 17-year-old steven dankos who was thrown from the truck. police say erdman had been drinking prior to the crash.

in prince george's county, three people have been taken into custody for the murder of a d.c. principle. artura otey williams is charged with murder in the death of brian betts. police believe they set him up for a robbery that turned deadly. >> anytime you make a contact with someone over the internet that you do not know, there is always the risk that you arrange a meeting. it has been arranged as a social networking chat line. >> police found a fingerprint evidence at the crime. the mother of one suspect is creditd of using betts'

card. >> medical examiners have not carpintieri said how not was killed but they have ruled his death a homicide. authorities received a call to say he did not show up for church services. he was remembered as a kind man who will be missed. >> a lot of people called him popa and dad. yours was a participant in our devotion time. >> he had a lot grace and charm. he was a sincere guy. >> anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff's office. >> dr. anderson alonso is addressing the recent rash of bullying that has put students safety under the microscope. dr. alonzo reinforced his focus on giving students a safe place to study and graduate.

>> we have 83,000 kids and any single incident is unacceptable. my goal has been 83,000 kids graduate from high school. i do not believe any single child can be sacrificed. >> he says it is important that victims and those accused of bullying receive the support they need. >> a tax proposal is now one step closer to becoming a law. a plan was green light to allow a force and refund on beverages that could bring in $11 million for the city. it came as no surprise to the beverage industry. >> i believe it is just as important and whether it came out favorable or unfavorable, this deserves the whole consideration of the city

council. >> the council is set to vote on the issue later in may. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. would you be more inclined to return beverage containers if you received a tax refund? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> and anne arundel county, and taxes are going down for home owners. there is it 5% reduction in property taxes. the county council was commended on a plan that was judicious in restraint. we have a link on our website, wbaltv.com. >> an attorney for robert bork is refuting allegations that his campaign improperly used resources at the law firm that employs him. ehrlich has not yet filed as a

candidate in the gubernatorial race. he has denied people who worked for garlic and with him at the law from providing unlawful campaign contributions. he will likely face martin o'malley in the governor's race. >> 6:10. coming up, the mornings financial news. >> the reins are gone, but the death toll in tennessee and mississippi continues to rise -- the rains are gone, but the death toll continues in tennessee and mississippi. >> from hibiscus, we're talking tropical plants this morning. >> we have been tracking a few early morning problems. we will w

>> a very good tuesday morning to you. it is nice temperature-wise. 74 degrees downtown. we are at high top bar and grill. high atop backstage bar and grill. we're on the porch. it is a beautiful tropical environment. you have your farm down a book raton. in boca we have hibiscus here. you said there is quite a range. foot hibiscus tobisc-

tall palm trees. >> this is a specialty business. >> rather than go to all parts store the might have a pallet of palm trees, you need to stick with someone who does this on a continuing business for a living. >> if you want your own hibiscus, you should get a water meter. it is like $7. you can get that anywhere. we want to talk about weather. there is another front that is coming through today. we have not eliminated the humid air mass, and we will feel much drier tomorrow. in the meantime, it is a pleasant morning out here. i feel like i am in key west and not in baltimore. >> what do you do with the tropical plants in the winter?

>> it depends on the amount of light. if you have good access to light, you can maintain a hibiscus. the water meter is the key. it measures the amount of water it needs. you can drown the roots. >> ok. they can survive the winter. >> and the palms, as weel. ll. >> thank you. things are quiet this morning compared to yesterday. 64 in westminster. the dew points are lower than yesterday. it is still humid. the dew point in annapolis is 65. notice how it drops off in the northwest suburbs. a front came through last night but it stalled.

it's given us. there is another front behind that that will come through this afternoon and get rid of the humidity. there is a chance for a couple of showers. i put it at 30%. a mixture of clouds and sunshine today. a slight chance for a shower this afternoon. high temperature between 77 and 82 degrees. these guys will clear. it will feel very nice when you wake up -- the skies will clear. sunshine on wednesday afternoon. 79 with lower humidity. 30% chance of thunderstorms on thursday and friday. a good chance of rain on saturday. it should dry out but it will be cooler for mothers that with a high temperature of only 65 degrees. quiet whether for the next

couple of days and then it gets active. we sent it over to sarah. >> good morning. it is looking good out there. no major problem spots. boulevard,n traffic lights are out. first mariner arena has a business seminar at 8:00 a.m. everything is looking good as far as delays. 52 miles per hour of the north side. 83 is looking good. everything moving well on the west side. a nice ride as you start out this morning. greenspring , looking good. without delay towards the jfx. we switch over to the b-w parkway where it meets the beltway. no sign of delays heading towards west nursery road.

over to you. >> thank you. cleanup continues in several southeastern states after a destructive line of storms swept through the area. there were deadly tornadoes that took the life of nearly two dozen people. three people in mississippi died when high winds hit their homes. several counties have been called as disaster areas. the south carolina governor will avoid criminal prosecution in his ethics case. the attorney general said his transgressions did not rise to a criminal record. hillary faces civil charges. it is time to move on. lynn redgrave has lost her battle with breast cancer. she was best known for her role

as a single girl in "georgia girl." she was nominated as best actress in that role. she is the younger sister of vanessa redgrave. >> the maryland business gets a makeover from target. jane king has that story and more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the senate may take its first votes on the amendment for the overhaul bill. today, the senate finance committee is holding a hearing i proposed bank tax. president obama wants banks with over $50 billion in assets to pay a fee. stocks rallied on reports showing increases in

manufacturing and consumer spending. roseand's just a banks over 2%. they're expanding tuxedo rentals. a big win for annapolis bancorp. there reported more than a million dollar increase in first quarter earnings. target is helping a small business in maryland help transform their image. this is a program aimed to help small businesses grow. they are getting a tan foust delaware gift certificate from target. wilson is already working to complete the company's new website. they may also update their logo. i'm jane king. back to you. >> it has already been a tough

season for allergy sufferers. doctors recommend you try taking your medication at night. they also offer a simple solution. >> you have to close the windows of your house and turn on the air conditioning to keep the pollen out. >> if medication does not help, it may be that your allergies are stronger than what you are taking the medication for. perhaps see if that works. 6:21, 68 degrees. >> will show you what happens when a deer attempt to let the whistle elsewhere. would you be more inclined to return beverage containers if you received a tax refund? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is an accident southbound on the j.f.x.

watch for delays developing quickly. we will let you know about lanes closed at the impact it's having on traffic. watch for defective traffic lights in towson. 46 miles per hour is what we're seeing on southbound 95 approaching the beltway. looking good on the north and west side. let's give you a quick live look at traffic. this is greenspring. no delays reported as you make your way towards the j.f.x. you could find some delays near cold spring lane. at the b-w parkway, things are looking good heading down towards west nursery road. tony has a check on the forecast. >> things are pretty quiet today. no rain to contend with. partly cloudy skies. 68 in annapolis. 74 downtown.

expect a mixed clouds and sunshine. there could be a chance for some rain this afternoon. i high temperature near 80 today. we will check the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> it was not a good week to be a plate glass window. we take you to los angeles where a driver did not have an appointment when he came crashing. he was going 40 miles per hour when the driver came crashing through the window. nobody was seriously hurt. >> this next story will sound like an opening to a joke. two deer walk into a bar. are more like, crashed into a bar. this was in wisconsin. the deer appeared startled. they went into the back office

where they were wrestled down for their own protection. they were later released. the owner said they probably came in to watch it milwaukee bucks basketball game. >> 67 degrees. much more ahead. >> a local girl is murdered while attending college out of state. details are next. >> they are watching and waiting along the shores of the gulf coast as well continues to pour out of that rig. >> tropical plants including the queen palm. queen palm.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. tony pann has a quick look at the forecast. >> so far things are pretty quiet. no precipitation. we are watching a front that will come through this

afternoon. the showers will march to the east. we have a 30% chance we could see some rain today. most of the day it will be dry. we will check the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> the life of a young woman from cockeysville is cut short. >> this is a case that has family and friends wondering why. jennifer franciotti joins us in the studio. >> yeardley love grew up in cockeysville. she played lacrosse for the university of virginia. police believe her ex-boyfriends who also played lacrosse killed her. >> we have known each other through grief and sorrow and we vow to pray for each other.

>> yeardley love was a fourth year student at the university of virginia. her body was discovered on monday. for roommate called 911. >> it was apparent to them that this young lady was the victim of something far worse. >> investigators quickly charged george huguely. he is a fourth-year uva lacrosse player. >> shock and concern is magnified by the fact that she was murdered by one of our own. quest detectives did not find a weapon in the apartment. her high school coach described love as the light of her team. >> she was good this epitomized and had a sense of humor to go along with that sense of

goodness and sweetness. you say, i do not think i will have pleasure of teaching or coaching another child anywhere close to that. >> she was so friendly. she was very sweet and outgoing. >> it will bring them closer together. they are all closed anyway. we should be able to rise above that. >> george huguely is now being held in a charlottesville jail. back to you. >> thank you. will it continues to pour into the gulf this morning -- oil continues to pour into the gulf this morning. we have more. >> in a small town in louisiana, work is going around the clock. >> it is a very ambitious project. " a project to try to cap the

gushing oil well. an attempt to do that can be days away. on the surface, the fight continues to try to contain the slick. maps show its movement has slowed for now. the volume of oil is still growing. most think the arrival on land is all but inevitable. >> it will come in as patches of streamers. >> it could spell devastation. >> on the beach. >> for those who have worked these waters -- >> the friends are down here. they're like role models. you lay it on the line, like fishing. that is what we want to do. >> it is now like watching a

slow-motion nightmare as the oil creeps closer and work seems to be crawling towards a way to stop the flow. crews hope to have the mass of boxes deployed by this weekend. the most likely solution will come as work being done on a relief well to plug up the first trick worked on that could take up to three months. only connection to the outside world is a land line telephone, and outage can be scary. repairs could take weeks on end. delmarva lives alone and has a heart condition. his telephone is his lifeline. -- elmer lives alone and he has a heart condition. when he lost service, he set

verizon promised to fix it -- over and over again. his family members were beside themselves with worry. elmer is not alone. service complaints were investigated. the company must operate under new rules. >> are they getting better? tonight at 11:00 p.m., new rules with verizon and what they have to say about service delays. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is an accident southbound on the j.f.x. the left lane is closed. police are on the scene. watch for delays. first mariner arena, there is a business seminar.

towson town boulevard, all traffic lights are out. 38 miles per hour so we're starting to see delays coming out of the northeast to the beltway. no delays to report until you get over to the west side. 52 miles per hour and southbound 83. still moving well in that area. heavier at mount carmel. delays from white marsh. we switch over to a live view of traffic on the west side. we are seeing some brake lights. heavier towards 70. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in again with sandra shaw in timonium. >> high tops bar and grill. all the plants here are from jumble design. the company has been in baltimore for 14 years.

this is the queen of them all. >> it is called greequeen palm. they are easy to maintain. >> date are great for landscaping. you have it tropical stand. jumble designs at york road, north of the fair grounds. >> we will be selling a variety of tropical plants and blooming varieties. >> get inspired. let's take a look at your seven- day forecast spirit it will be nice temperature-wise. we do have a couple of systems moving in. we could get some chances of rain over the weekend. mother's day looks dry. over to you. >> thank you. 6:37. talk about hog heaven.

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>> welcome back. 6:44. three people have been taken into custody in the murder of a d.c. school principal. two men are charged with first- degree murder in the death of brian betts. he was found dead in his home three weeks ago. police believe it was a robbery that turned deadly. police arrested one of the suspect's mother on a related charge. police are investigating a death in north baltimore permit a woman was found dead.

police are trying to determine how she died. they do not suspect foul play. a controversial tax proposal is one step closer to becoming law. the taxation committee agree that the plan to allow the full council to vote on a 4 cent tax on bottled water and soda. is to bring in an additional $11 million. the council will vote on this later in may. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. we asked -- would you be more inclined to return beverage containers if you received a tax refund?

we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> the terror scare in times square has but local police response in the spotlight. it comes at a time when local police are making significant strides in combat in local crime. we have the baltimore city police commissioner with us. let's start with new york. i would imagine a heightened sense of alert has happened. >> we have a great partners in the fbi and the nypd. they send us a real time crime alerts from new york. we share data with them. we got three things from them as it was occurring in new york. >> there was a lot of second- guessing as to whether this was a case of foreign or domestic

terror. nobody knew until the arrest of a suspect this morning. >> these are the things you learn. things appear to go one way and you give them time and you can put all the pieces together. >> in order to make something like this work, it takes a great deal of sophistication. you have to know what you are doing. >> that is the thing that as americans we can draw some comfort in. it takes ph.d.-level work to do the stuff you see on tv. you need to look back at the guy trying to light his shoe or his underwear on fire. it doesn't flip a switch and ago boom. even the open source material takes a high level of skill to do the things that people imagine they can do. >> citizens have to be the eyes

and ears to help law enforcement. that is what happened in this case. a street vendor noticed smoke. >> people being vigilant. look at some of the elements that people brought to bear a very early on that crime. we are in a fight for one reason. to keep and restore people's confidence in law enforcement. look at some of the material they use. a police on a horse went over there. afterwards, the mayor is a huge proponent on technology in baltimore. camera surveillance tracked the movement of that vehicle. all very pliable information. >> using cameras and sophisticated technology.

there has been a good run in combating violent crime in baltimore. >> we have a 33-year low so far this year. it is important we're talking about the end of april and the beginning of may. these cops are doing great work. i was dismayed in january and february when people attributed our progress to mother nature. there is no explaining march and april on snowfall. and publicltimore inans safety are making the whole region safer. >> whether it is correct to say when the weather warms up, generally so to the violent crimes. >> you get some trial runs. we saw and we know that easter brings increased activities,

especially around the harbor basin and it draws more people out. we have made some changes to our deployments. we have added some tactics. we are learning lessons. it doesn't mean we are oblivious to things. flash mobs all right phenomenon up and down the east coast from philly to d.c. and everyone wants to get themselves on youtube. we're working to make sure that we have a handle on that. >> the big knucklehead factors. people with guns. >> bad guys with guns. the police academy to community meetings to hear, that is the secret of where we should be as baltimoreans. heaven forbid, but we have great partners to prevent maniacs from

doing terrorist acts. we are more at risk every day with these local guys with handguns than anything else we face. >> you have to scrap that citizen participation. >> baltimore is getting safer because they care and they are stepping up. " commissioner, thank you for joining us. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. things are pretty quiet in the whether department today. no precipitation like yesterday. -- things are pretty quiet in department.ther the humidity is down from yesterday. you can see having dew point drop off in the northwest suburbs. we had a front come through last night but it stalled.

we will have cloud cover this morning but no rain. to risk another front coming across the ohio felt that is producing a couple of showers. if that comes by this afternoon, we have 83% chance we could see a rain shower. i think today will be a dry day -- we have a 30% chance to see a sharp. high temperature up to 82 degrees. some said the seating at 8 03 p m is guys will clear tonight. the temperatures will drop -- the sunset this evening at 8:03. it will be a nice afternoon. peace be skies will clear to buy. there is a slight chance for scattered thunderstorms on thursday and product -- the skies will clear tonight. the best chance of rain will be

on saturday. expect a high of 75. it will cool off as we head to mothers they appeared at high temperature of only 65 degrees. santer shot is talking topics in timonium. -- sandra shaw is talking topics. >> businesses from jumble designs. all the palm trees are from florida. i have with me the owner. you'll have a tropical plant stand off york road. you have hibiscus. >> go to a store and get a water meter and figure out the proper amount of water. asked someone who knows. over watering it is the number one way people killed their plans. >> restaurants and businesses have this problem. rot. causes route rockoot

>> it feels tropical out here. what's traffic look like? but i always overwater. good morning. let's see what is going on. southbound on the j.f.x., some pretty heavy delays past cold spring lane. we have an accident taking up the left lane. watch for those delays to get worse. we have defective traffic lights in towson. slow spots on the north side outer loop. traffic is being backed up on 795 coming from the owings mills area. 12 minutes on the outer loop north stretch. ate's a quick live look southbound 95. here is the delay approaching

white marsh street pretty heavy on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 67 degrees. >> weather a i'm going in. troubleshooting runs on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin'. with our new iced dark roast coffee. grab a delicious cup today. america runs on dunkin'.

>> the big problem at this hour is southbound on the j.f.x. have the delay is approaching northern parkway. >> please give us relief from the committee. >> we have a slight chance for a couple showers. we will be up close to 80 today. >> thank you.

>> thank you for joining us.